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Student hoax surprises U.Va. First-year student’s fateful snapchat confuses students, Residence Life, Dean of Student’s Office Andrew Elliott

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Many first-year students, concerned about alcohol raids supposedly occurring in dorms, disposed of alcohol in nearby dumpsters. The raids turned out to be a hoax caused by a first-year girl’s joking snapchat.

Immigration activists rally

It all started with a Snapchat.

As a flurry of panicked students circulated news that student dorm rooms were being searched by Alcoholic Beverage Control officials Monday afternoon, first-year College student Meredith Markwood came to the realization that what had started as a practical joke played on her by a friend had created school-wide chaos.

Markwood received a Snapchat from her friend around 11 a.m., which showed a picture of the student — who asked to remain anonymous — at the University Police Station, captioned “AT THE UVA POLICE STATION, SOS.” When Markwood asked her friend for details, her friend

responded: “ABC is conducting dorm sweeps and they found a beer in my common room.” That was at 12:08 p.m.

In the ensuing 38 minutes before Markwood’s friend admitted it was a practical joke and she was in fact at the police station to pick up a friend's lost iPhone, Markwood had sent word of her friend’s dilemma out to a text message group of four of her female friends, and one of them subsequently sent the message to another text message group including five male friends — all residents of GoochDillard.

Though Markwood told her friends immediately after learning she had been tricked, the power of social media had given the rumor a life of its own.

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SPORTS

IN BRIEF

No. 5 Cavs blast Wake Sophomore Mike Papi belted a go-ahead grand slam in the ninth inning of Friday’s 7-6 win against Wake Forest.

Papi also helped his team secure wins Sunday and Monday for the sweep.

Charlottesville nonprofits, religious groups advocate pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers

By Erik Payne

Cavalier Daily Senior Writer Immigration reform proponents rallied in front of the Albermarle County Office Building Monday evening to advocate making it easier for undocumented individuals to gain citizenship.

Volunteers took to McIntire and Preston Avenues in an effort to raise awareness, said Kristen Schenk, coordinator of justice and charity at the Church of the Incarnation — one of the rally’s organizers, along with Virginia Organizing, Casa Alma Catholic

Worker and Sin Barreras Community Center.

“This is a local way of summoning support in this area,” Schenk said, “[The event is] aimed at people who want to see a more just way of integrating our immigrant brothers and sisters.”

Sylvia, a first-time demonstrator, immigrant and Spanish speaker, said through an interpreter she was very excited to take part in the demonstration — adding, in English, she would go to one "every day" if possible.

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Dillon Harding | Cavalier Daily

Several local advocacy groups rallied outside the Albemarle County Office Building in support of immigration reform proposals on Monday afternoon.

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When a team is hot, it finds a way to win no matter the situation. In a tough three-game series at Wake Forest, the No. 5 Virginia baseball team used late rallies in each of the games to sweep the Demon Deacons.

A 7-6 win on Saturday was followed by an 8-6 victory Sunday and a 9-7 win Monday.

Saturday, the Cavaliers ( 30-3, 12-3 ACC) sent freshman Brandon Waddell to the mound, but Wake Forest (1717, 4-11 ACC) touched him for five runs in the fourth to take a 6-1 lead. Waddell bounced back for scoreless innings in the fifth and sixth before the Virginia bullpen kept Wake Forest scoreless for the rest of the game.

The Cavaliers picked up a run in the top of the seventh, but they went into the final frame

Wildcats outlast Virginia After encourgaging start, squad fades in second half, falls to defending champs

By Matthew Morris

Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Early Sunday evening at Klöckner Stadium, it seemed as if the No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse team’s fortunes were finally about to change. The sun shone in an almost cloudless sky; kids jumped on a moonbounce set up off the field; the pep band rang melodies from the stands and the Virginia players warmed up with observable sharpness.

In the opening minutes of the Cavaliers’ showdown against No. 4 Northwestern, the sense of anticipation only grew. By

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Sophomore Liza Blue passes upfield Sunday. Her first half goal put the Cavs up 3-0.

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the end of Virginia’s 11-6 loss to the defending NCAA champion Wildcats, however, the excitement had given way to

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down 6-2. After a sacrifice fly cut the lead to three runs, freshman Joe McCarthy loaded the bases with a single, and two batters later, sophomore Mike Papi hit a grand slam to give Virginia a dramatic one run victory.

The Cavaliers found themselves down early again on Sunday as Wake Forest picked up six runs off the Virginia staff early to lead 6-3 after five innings. After three consecutive walks to open the sixth, the Cavaliers plated three runs to tie the game. Virginia picked up another two runs in the eighth to move ahead 8-6, and the bullpen once again kept Wake Forest off the board to close the game out.

For Monday’s game, the Cavaliers were able to stymie the Wake Forest bats early,

as sophomore Nick Howard dazzled through five innings to stake Virginia to a 3-0 lead.

The Demon Deacons managed to break through in the sixth, taking advantage of a key Cavalier error to score three runs and tie the game. Virginia found late magic again, scoring three runs in the eighth to pull ahead 6-3. McCarthy sealed the win in the ninth, launching a three-run home run for his second blast of the game to put Virginia up 9-3. Wake Forest picked up four runs in the bottom of the ninth, but it was still not enough to break the Cavalier lead or Virginia’s five-game road winning streak.

Virginia returns to action with a Wednesday game against Radford at Davenport Field.

— compiled by Michael Eilbacher

Me, myself and the Knicks

do I have any idea what has happened to Ashton Kutcher.

Actually, the Knicks have made the playoffs for three straight years now.

2008 Me: *sounds of joyous, unfettered weeping* Present Day Me: Are you okay? Was it really that bad then?

2008 Me: That bad? That bad?! How could you have forgotten how bad it is?

We have Stephon Marbury, Jerome James and Quentin Richardson. Fred Jones and Malik Rose are getting minutes!

1999 Me: But what happened to Allan Houston and Latrell Sprewell? They’re my favorite players. They just led us to the Finals as an eight

BEN BASKIN Present Day Me: Hey, are you guys all here?

2008 Me: Yo yo, I’m here.

1999 Me: Hi all!

Present Day Me: OK, cool.

So I’ve somehow convened us all here to talk about the Knicks before the playoffs start. I want to get a gauge on what each of you think about our chances at winning it all this year…

2008 Me: What? The playoffs?! We’re going to make the playoffs five years from now? Am I getting Punk’d?

Where’s Ashton at?

Present Day Me: No, you’re not getting Punk’d — nor

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OROSCOPES

ARIES (March 21-April 19). There is way too much information to weed through. It’s easy to get lost. Let your original plan be your rudder.

Also, a family member will help to keep you grounded, perhaps a Taurus.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You keep private matters a secret until you are ready to share.

Because of this, there is an air of mystery around you. Some will poke and prod into your business because they just can’t stand not knowing everything!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll see people succeeding in ways you think you should.

Remind yourself of your strengths. Write them down. You’re different in key ways and will be most successful when you capitalize on those differences.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You don’t have to have a dire need in order to deserve help. Ask for assistance from the obvious places. Then ask for more help from not-soobvious places -- for instance, angels and spirit guides.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You are compelled to do that strange new thing, if for no other reason than because the people around you think it can’t or shouldn’t be done. Once you accomplish this, the others will wonder why they didn’t do it.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You turn in the work that’s expected of you, and there is still a feeling deep inside you that you are capable of more. Go the extra mile. It won’t get you promoted, but it will build your character and your confidence.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The duties before you seem less than thrilling. You probably won’t be able to get out of it, so the thing to do is to go the other way. Muster up great enthusiasm and dive in with all of your heart.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You are getting attention, though perhaps not the kind you would prefer. It’s all positive. The important thing is that people notice you. Now all you have to do is decide what you want to be noticed for and hone that.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You lost something and now you will see a way to get it back.

It’s so wonderful to get a second chance and you’ll be wiser, too. Once you have it in your hand again, it will be yours for good.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You have charm to spare, but don’t waste it. Expand your social horizons through church, networking groups and community functions. Singles, consider a dating seminar.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It’s simply not enough for you to survive life’s slights. You want to excel. You’re intent on making your life a masterpiece. That’s why you will put in extra work and pay special attention to the details.

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (APRIL 9). The stars grace you with extra charisma this year. You rouse, energize and motivate those around you. Because of this, you’ll be appointed to important positions. Make sure you still have time and energy for your own exciting projects. June brings adventure. You’re asked to make a loving commitment in July. Leo and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 2, 15, 49 and 18.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your motivation may be low at first, but you’ll feel more energized once you get going. Waste no time looking for a magic solution or a shortcut.

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SPORTS

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SPORTS IN BRIEF

Track, field stars shine

Courtesy of Virginia Sports

Sophomore Vanessa Fabrizio highlighted the women’s track team’s outing at a tri meet with California and Michigan with a 2:08.17, title-winning 800-meter run.

The Virginia men and women’s track and field team dueled with two of the nation’s most esteemed public institutions Saturday in Berkeley, Calif. The Cavaliers won a total of seven events across the male and female competitions, and both teams finished in third place.

The Virginia women claimed four events en route to an 86-point performance, 67 points behind winner No. 9 Michigan and 56 behind No. 11 California. Junior Abbey Karin won the javelin throw with a mark of 148-11 and senior Pearl Bickersteth took first place in the high jump at 5-7.25. In the running events, sophomore Vanessa Fabrizio came out on top in the 800

with a time of 2:08.17, while fellow sophomore Jordan Lavender sprinted his way to first place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.26.

Three other female Cavaliers, meanwhile, enjoyed career days in distance events despite falling short of individual titles. Senior Vicky Fouhy ran a 4:19.01 in the 1500 meter, the ninth fastest time in program history, while junior Barbara Strehler and sophomore Kathleen Stevens both set personal best times in the 3000-meter run.

On the men’s side of the action the Cavaliers won three events and scored 93 points, 68 behind No. 12 California and 52 shy of No. 15 Michigan. Senior pole vaulter

Matthew Armentrout cleared the bar at 15-9 to equal his outdoor best mark and claim first place for the men’s only non-running event victory.

Sophomore Payton Hazzard ran a 47.32 in the 400 dash to outpace the field.

F i n a l l y, s o p h o m o r e Ky l e King finished first with teammates junior Taylor Gilland and sophomore Colin Mearns crossing the line directly after him to complete the sweep and prolong Virginia’s dominance in the 3000-meter steeplechase.

Virginia now shifts its attention toward next weekend’s George Mason Spring Invitational.

—compiled by Matthew Wurzburger

Rowers visit San Diego The No. 1 Virginia rowing team competed against a vaunted lineup of fellow national championship contenders at this past weekend’s San Diego Crew Classic.

Although the Cavaliers failed to capture a grand final title in the Varsity Eight, Varsity Four or Novice Eight races, they more than held their own against a murderer’s row of juggernauts from the West Coast, including No. 2 California, No. 6 Southern California and No. 7 Washington.

After advancing all five boats — two each in the Varsity Eight and Varsity Four classifications and one in Novice Eight— to

the grand final round Saturday, Virginia opened Sunday with the Varsity Eight competition for the Jessop-Whittier Cup. Southern California won the race in 6:25.30, while California edged the Cavaliers by less than a second for second place.

Virginia’s 6:28.71 was good for third.

In the Second Varsity Eight tussle for the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy, Virginia’s second squad finished fourth with 6:38.88 behind Southern California, California and Washington.

The Varsity Four Cavaliers followed with another fourthplace finish in the Karen Plum-

leigh Cortney Cup grand final in 7:28.87. The second Varsity Four followed in hot pursuit, claiming fifth with a time of 7:30.38. Southern California’s 7:23.87 earned the Trojans their third major trophy of the afternoon.

Finally, in the Novice Eight race — in which only rowers with less than a year of college experience can compete — Virginia finished a distant fourth behind Washington.

The squad will travel to the Clemson Invitational April 20-21 before hosting the UVA Invitational at Lake Monticello the next weekend.

-—compiled by Fritz Metzinger

Courtesy of Virginia Athletics

The No. 1 Virginia rowing team failed to record a win at last weekend’s San Diego Crew Classic but had all five competing boats notch top-five finishes.

Papendick, Bartholomew earn ACC honors The Virginia swimming and diving teams swept the ACC Freshman of the Year awards with Luke Papendick winning on the men’s side and Courtney Bartholomew winning for the women. Both swimmers excelled this season in the backstroke events.

Bartholomew won both the

100 and 200 backstroke at February’s ACC Championships and placed ninth in the 100 back and 10th in the 200 back in the NCAA Championship meet last month. She holds the second fastest time in Virginia history in both events.

Papendick claimed second place in the 200 back at the

ACC Championship and placed ninth in the same event at the NCAA Championship. His AllAmerican performance at the NCAA’s earned him the fastest time in the 200 back in program history. He also ranks third all-time for Virginia in the 100 back.

Both swimmers contributed

greatly to their respective squad’s ACC Championship title, which was the sixth consecutive for each program.

Bartholomew becomes the second consecutive Cavalier woman to win the award — sophomore Ellen Williamson claimed the honor a year ago.

Papendick is the first to earn

the recognition since Olympian Matt McLean in 2008.

North Carolina captured three of the 10 postseason ACC awards given, including male and female swimmers of the year. Duke and Miami joined Virginia with two awardees each.

— compiled by Matthew Comey

W Lacrosse | Swan laments inability to finish strong Continued from page A1 (7-7, 0-4 ACC) had played competitively against another elite team in Northwestern (11-1, 4-0 American Lacrosse Conference) only to once again come up short, dropping to 1-5 against top-10 foes.

“We’re right on the verge of playing really, really well,” coach Julie Myers said. “We need a couple of clutch plays at both ends of the field so we can end up winning one of these games.”

Sophomore midfielder Courtney Swan matched up with Northwestern junior midfielder Alyssa Leonard for the opening draw, the first battle between the country’s 28th and secondranked players in draw control, respectively. Virginia gained possession. Though the Cavaliers promptly turned the ball over, Swan’s initial victory pre-

saged one of the team’s finest halves of the year.

Virginia scored twice in transition in the game’s first five minutes, and after sophomore attacker Liza Blue found the back of the net off a pass from redshirt sophomore attacker Dana Boyle at the 23:30 mark, the Cavaliers found themselves up 3-0. Northwestern rebounded behind goals from Leonard and senior midfielder and reigning National Player of the Year Taylor Thornton, whose score followed Swan’s first goal of the night to set the score at 4-2.

Wildcats junior attacker and midfielder Kelly Rich converted a free-position shot with 2:53 to play. Virginia, though, entered the break up a goal and level in draw controls despite Leonard's powerful presence. The Cavaliers also held Northwestern senior attacker Erin Fitzgerald

without a point.

“I was really excited with our first-half performance,” Myers said. “I thought we opened up with some nice fast-breaks and some great looks at the goal.”

As the first-half clock ticked toward zero, sophomore defender Daniela Eppler tumbled over a Wildcat while going for a loose ball, falling to the grass and staying there for a scary moment. She walked from the field of her own power, but the near-injury was the first of a series of Virginia mishaps.

Three minutes into the second half, Fitzgerald, a 2012 All-American and the Wildcats’ leading goal-scorer, ended her silence when she cut down the middle of the Cavaliers’ shell, received a pass from Rich, and slung a shot past junior goalkeeper Liz Colgan. Junior attacker Ashlee Warner answered for Virginia 37 seconds later, establishing

the Cavaliers’ second and final lead of the night.

Northwestern senior co-captain and midfielder Amanda Macaluso raced past the Virginia defense to tie the game at five with 19:30 on the clock.

Fitzgerald followed with perhaps the highlight of the night, taking the ball on the left side, sprinting into the heart of the Cavalier defense and finishing with a high-velocity shot as her momentum carried her to the right of the cage. The goal was the second in a five-goal Northwestern run that put Virginia down 9-5 with 7:35 left and effectively killed the Cavaliers’ upset prospects.

“I think we came out strong with our fast-break and just kind of played fearless, and then, as the second half came, we all got tight and didn’t drive the cage,” said Swan, who finished two goals and four draw

controls.

Swan gave the Cavaliers hope for a comeback when she found the upper-right corner on a shot released from below her hip with 5:12 to play. Northwestern, however, maintained possession for most of the game’s final minutes to escape with a hardfought victory that belied the lopsided final score.

“It’s so hard,” Swan said. “We work every day in practice to close out these games, and we’re just coming up short every game.”

Virginia finishes the regular season with two more games at Klöckner Stadium, the first this Thursday against No. 17 Johns Hopkins and the second against in-state rival Virginia Tech April 17.

“We need to make sure that we take care of these next two games and go into the ACC Tournament above .500,” Myers said.

Baskin| Knicks title unfathomable to fans five years ago Continued from page A1 seed and I know we’re going to go back again next year.

2008 Me: Well, my poor innocent boy, Allan Houston lingered on the bench for a while and then limped away from basketball after ripping the Knicks off for so much money that the NBA actually had to create a rule to prevent it from happening again. Spree got traded for the incomparable Keith Van Horn and then retired because, as he put it, he needed money to feed his family. No word on how that’s going for him as of yet.

Present Day Me: It’s not going well.

1999 Me: *sorrowful sobs* *sniffle* But, but, what do I have to look forward to? What about this Frédéric Weis guy we just drafted from France?

2008 Me: Oh dear lord. The only things you have to look forward to when it comes to the Knicks, young Ben, are overwhelming despair and pervasive anger.

Present Day Me: Erroneous!

You’ll have to wait a while, but one day you’ll be able to root for the new-and-improved JR Smith! He’s like an even more fearless combination of Sprewell and John Starks, except he has yet to strangle a coach or shoot us out of an NBA Finals Game 7. He’s also the best Twitter to follow in the league.

2008 Me: Do you even remember what it’s like to cheer for Zach Randolph for an entire season? Or Eddy Curry? I can’t root for this team and respect myself at the same time. It’s just not possible.

Present Day Me: Okay, okay. I

get it. I remember how it was and I’m starting to see where all my self-loathing came from.

It was a dark time. But it’s different now, I swear. This year we’re probably going to get the second seed in the East!

2008 Me: A dark time? Bad? That’s all you can say!? My favorite player right now is Jamal Crawford. My second favorite is Nate Robinson.

Just think about that for a second. Do you not remember Isaiah Thomas? What about all the restless nights you sat up trying to figure out possible ways to convince him to quit?

Think about how terrible my life is.

Present Day Me: I don’t want to think about it. I’ve spent years teaching myself how to forget those seasons. Isaiah is gone and the only thing that keeps me up at night

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now is trying to figure out how Mike Woodson shapes his goatee so perfectly. That, and whether or not we have any chance of beating the Heat and winning a title. I’m actually pretty worried about a potential first round matchup with the Celtics. But I think with the unprecedented level to which ‘Melo has taken his game, combined with all the savvy veterans like Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin surrounding him, and the 3-point shooters we have to spread the floor…

2008 Me: Shut up. You just shut your mouth. You’re talking about going to the Finals?

Winning a title? The Knicks?

Do you have any idea what I’d give to see just one playoff win?

1999 Me: Wait, did you say Jason Kidd and Kenyon…

Present Day Me: Everyone

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just calm down. You’ll get your playoff win. It came at home last year and it wasn’t any fun.

It prevented a sweep and they dropped confetti. It was actually embarrassing.

2008 Me: No, embarrassing is chanting M-V-P for Kobe and LeBron and giving them standing ovations like they were Patrick Ewing every time they come to the Garden.

Present Day Me: Can we get back on topic? Does anyone think we can win a title this year?

1999 Me: Of course! As long as Ewing’s knees have gotten better…

2008 Me: Jeez that kid is delusional. Honestly, I think there’s a better chance the Yankees keep that bum A-Rod on the roster until he’s 50 than the Knicks have of ever winning another title.

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Three-Day Weather Forecast

Provided by the Cavalier Weather Service

TODAY High of 82˚

TONIGHT Low of 57˚

TOMORROW High of 85˚

TOMORROW NIGHT Low of 58˚

Mostly sunny, with southwesterly winds at 4-10 mph

Partly cloudy, with southwesterly winds at 4-8 mph

Mostly sunny, with southwesterly winds becoming southerly at 5-9 mph

Partly cloudy, with temperatures dropping into the upper 50s

High pressure will remain stationary off the coast until Thursday, drawing in warmer temperatures this week. Expect highs to reach near 80 degrees at times all week. A cold front will emerge Thursday night which will slightly lower our temperatures going into the weekend!

THURSDAYHigh of 80˚ Mostly cloudy, with temperatures reaching the lower 80s To receive Cavalier Weather Service forecasts via email, contact weather@virginia.edu

Institute kicks off Humanities Week Second annual event involves student conversations about literature, research, encourages graduate-undergraduate interaction

By Alia Sharif

Cavalier Daily Associate Editor In celebration of the University's humanities scholars and programs, the Institute of Humanities and Global Cultures began the second-annual Humanities Week Monday. Created by the institute's director English Prof. Michael Levenson after he delivered a TEDTalk

last year, Humanities Week is part of an effort to revitalize interest in the humanities in an era of heightened focus on more profitable fields in the sciences and technology.

“We are confident in the importance of what we do, but we feel it is an urgent time to speak out about the importance of humanities,” Levenson said.

The events, which will include

a series of readings, lectures and discussions to showcase various forms of the arts, were organized collaboratively by the Undergraduate Humanities Initiative, graduate students and faculty. Fourth-year College student Hilary Hurd, the former student representative on the Board of Visitors, will host an event Tuesday which brings together undergraduate

and graduate students for conversations about how they can collaborate on research in the humanities. Hurd also helped organize a breakfast club discussion with art director Bruce Boucher about Edith Wharton’s "Roman Fever" for Friday.“The beauty of the week is that it is a way to showcase a lot of events that already happen on Grounds,” Hurd said.

Levenson and students from the institute organized a smaller event last year, but aimed to make this year a more comprehensive and publicized project.“Last year was at the last minute and very homemade,” Levenson said. “This year it’s just what you would hope [to have] more people and a bigger canvas to work with.”

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Provost reviews Woo, Mahoney, Fontaine Three deans will undergo performance reviews as part of their consideration for reappointment, Provost John Simon announced last week.

Simon appointed separate committees to conduct reviews for College Dean Meredith Woo, Law School Dean Paul Mahoney and Nursing School Dean Dorrie Fontaine.

Psychology Prof. Tim Wilson, who is the chair of the committee reviewing Woo, said his

committee has had one meeting in which they received the charge from the Provost, and they are now working on getting input from faculty, students and other relevant constituencies. Since the identity of those offering feedback will remain confidential, Wilson hopes that they will get candid and honest feedback. “We have asked for confidential letters [addressed] to me which will be shared with the com-

mittee,” he said. “We will be conducting face-to-face interviews and we want to hear from a lot of people.”

Although the committee will invite anybody with experience with Woo to speak with them, they will also specifically reach out to department and program chairs, student leaders and associate deans in the College, Wilson said. Woo will also provide input on her own performance.

“ We w a n t t o i n t e r v i e w her and get her thoughts on her term and on the future,” Wilson said.

The reports do not make a recommendation for or against reappointment, but they will be used by Simon and University President Teresa Sullivan in their decisions about the deans' reappointments.

A dean's term is typically five years, and it is University

policy to have a reappointment review before the end of this term if the dean is being considered for reappointment.

Similar reviews were conducted for Education School Dean Robert Pianta, Commerce School Dean Carl Zeithaml and Medical School Dean Steven DeKosky last year, all followed by reappointment to their positions.

—compiled by Maggie Ambrose

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Student advocacy group hosts charity event To raise awareness about world hunger, the advocacy group ONE@UVA hosted a “Hunger Banquet” Thursday. Participants were divided into groups and served dinner in portions typical of either first-, second- or thirdworld nations.

Second-year College student Denise Catbay, president of ONE@UVA, said the organization wanted to give students practical experience with international hunger issues.

“We thought it'd be a different kind of event to present to

students how others around the world eat based on their socioeconomic status,” Catbay said in an email.

“By sharing the first-, second-, and third-world meals, we can debunk the myths and show the facts that underlie the issue.” As

participants dined, they watched videos, presentations and a performance by spoken word artist Joshua Blackwell, third-year College student, in an effort to encourage attendees to think critically about the problems faced by people living in under-

developed countries, Catbay said. “[The diversity of attendees] speaks to how global the issue is," she said. "The only way to alleviate [the problem of world hunger] is through cooperation of people from all different backgrounds.”

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Several residential advisors informed their residents such searches were potentially taking place, and word spread rapidly outside of the Gooch-Dillard complex to the entire University community.

"I don't know that many people,” Markwood said. “I thought ‘I can't have gotten this to the whole first-year class. I am one person. I don't even have 700 Facebook friends.’”

The “#UVAdormsearch” and “#operationcharlottesville” hashtags on Twitter became a forum for second-hand accounts of students being taken to jail and a place for people to join in the hysteria as students hurried through dorms to dispose of alcohol in dumpsters.

Word came from Dean of Students Allen Groves by 2:30 p.m. that his office was not aware of any searches, and both Univer-

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sity Police and Charlottesville Police said neither were conducting searches nor had made any arrests in student dormitories followed shortly thereafter.

News that the pervasive rumors were nothing more than a hoax slowly permeated social networks, and The Washington Post eventually picked up the story of the pandemonium.

RAs received emails from the Office of Housing and Residence Life at 2:21 p.m. informing them that there was “no reason to be concerned,” and that they were looking into the rumors.

Shortly after 3 p.m., RAs received a followup email confirming the police were not involved. “If someone is at a resident’s door claiming to have the authority to check their room, please urge residents to contact their RA or call U.Va. police,” the email said.

The incident comes on the heels of increased enforcement efforts by ABC officials to prevent underage drinking in Charlottesville and the University’s directive that all fraternities initiate new members by this past weekend.

"It was not a prank for the whole school,” Markwood said. “[My friend] was pulling my chain because I'm very, very gullible.

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Immigration| Freilich: We are as close as we’ve ever come Continued from page A1 Immigration reform and a more efficient path to citizenship is necessary to ensure better treatment of undocumented workers, Schenk said.

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ues to create hardship, pain and injustice for millions of people,” she said. “We cannot continue to support a system that takes advantage of the ways that immigrants contribute to society while refusing to affirm what they do bring.” Immigration

reform is a frequently debated topic at the state and national levels, said Tim Freilich, legal director of the Legal Aid Justice Center, an immigrant advocacy program. “We are as close as we’ve come, and I think something is going to happen.”

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The Cavalier Daily “For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it.”

—Thomas Jefferson

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hen imagining what college is like, high school seniors often draw their ideas from representations of university life in television and film. These depictions are exaggerated: there’s more to college than keg stands. But if a prospective student visiting Monday for Days on the Lawn were to walk by a first-year dorm, she would have found many of her “Animal House”-fueled suspicions about college confirmed. She might have seen first-year students, uneasy after the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control stepped up its enforcement efforts in Charlottesville — and perhaps giddy from a warm day that seemed to mark the decisive start of spring weather — dumping contraband alcohol outside residence halls after unfounded rumors that the ABC was searching dorms for booze went viral.

Monday’s frenzy escalated to comic proportions for two primary reasons. First, and most critically, an interconnected student body linked by social media and other forms of instant communication caused misinformation to spread. Second, a climate of fear surrounding alcohol use, sparked by ABC’s crackdown and last week’s request from Dean of Students Allen Groves for fraternities to end new-member initiation for the sake of student safety, led students to believe that police officers could or would enter their rooms without permission — and against what the Constitution allows — at a school that, on a sunny afternoon, lies in Monticello’s shadow.

During American prohibition, one could buy alcohol by going to a speakeasy. But today’s underage drinkers can end up dumping alcohol if someone speaks too easily. Instant communication too often lends itself to careless communication. Such was the case Monday.

A joke that started with a Snapchat swiftly moved to other channels. Group texts buzzed across Grounds and tweets began rolling in, all carrying erroneous reports that the ABC was conducting random dorm checks for alcohol.

A tightly interconnected student body creates a social

dynamic that would not have existed at the University a decade ago. The accelerated flow of information among students sparked contagious anxiety Monday. Much of the student body was thrown into crisis mode. The panic sparked by the false dorm-search rumors shows how rapidly misinformation can infiltrate the student body, as hasty missives about unconstitutional searches outpaced the confirmation that never came. Unnerved students, slopping liquor into dumpsters, found themselves responding to a threat that did not exist.

If the University were to find itself in a crisis situation more severe than an imaginary ABC crackdown, school officials should keep in mind the firm knots of instant connection between students. University officials, after all, can use mechanisms such as social media to correct for the propagation of false information: Groves, for example, used his popular Twitter feed Monday to correct a dangerous misperception that the University can enter on-Grounds rooms at will to conduct searches.

Underage drinking is so pervasive at many American colleges that underage students, when negotiating the limits of alcohol policies, may believe themselves bound, in practice if not in theory, by internal guidelines that are more flexible than state or federal law. This trend is why ABC’s Operation Charlottesville, while within the agency’s legal scope of action, feels intrusive to some University students. Monday’s hysteria can be partially explained by resistance, in some pockets of the student body, to the ABC stepping up enforcement and to last week’s directive from the Office of the Dean of Students for fraternities to end initiation. Students would be wrong to conflate the two measures: the University has no formal relationship with the ABC. Still, a stronger stance from these agencies toward student alcohol misuse, in addition to undergraduate hyperconnectivity, on Monday caused a panic — not beer — to brew.

Though the frenzy could have been avoided, we might add, if underage students chose not to keep alcohol in their dorms in the first place.

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The ducks in the Dell alking with a pur- one, but I remember that sudYou never know when somepose.” That’s how denly one day there were three one will need your help, so pay I describe myself little ducks swimming in the attention to your surroundwhenever someone remarks Dell. The new duck looked dif- ings, and don’t be a bystander. on how fast I walk — breezing ferent than the other two, and as The second thing these ducks I quickly passed reminded me of was how awful by even if I don’t by the Dell on my it is to feel like you don’t belong. have anywhere PRIYA VITHANI way to class each I think we’ve all felt it at one to be. As I walk, a GUEST COLUMNIST day, and in typi- point, and as a member of Resithousand things cal “me” fashion, I dent Staff, I know that finding flash into my mind: future meetings, dance began to observe its interactions your niche here at the Univerteam practices, upcoming pro- intently. sity is a constant worry. Some Almost every day, I watched as students find this niche right grams and classes. Despite my constant need for haste, how- this third duck tried to assimilate away, but others have a little ever, I somehow manage to itself into the routine of the other more difficulty. Don’t turn away latch on to the little details in my two ducks. It followed them the opportunity to help someone surroundings: I notice the lady around in vain, trying its best find their place at the Univerwho waits at the Chemistry bus to befriend the sity, and don’t be “Don’t turn away the afraid to reach stop every morning, the color of other two. Most certain buildings and the way of its attempts out for help if opportunity to help in which the employees at the were unwelcome you haven’t dining halls interact with one and greeted by find someone find their already found it. another. I notice many minute a t t a c k s ; u l t i - place at the University, Building bounddetails like these, and it was mately, the new and don’t be afraid to aries will only by chance the other day that I duck gave up, limit your Unireach out for help if stumbled upon three little ducks s p e n d i n g i t s versity experiyou haven’t already that, in a way, have taught me so time in isolation. ence. Make your much about my own University Thinking about experience an found it.” these ducks has experience. inclusive one, The construction projects at made me realize and it will be all the University are infinite, so it several things. the sweeter.

First, had I not paid attention should have come as no surprise Lastly, and I think more importo me when one of them blocked to my surroundings, I never tantly, know that it is never too off Ruffner Bridge for Curry would have been exposed to late in your college career to School construction. Since I live the little world right beside me make new friends. I’ve made in McCormick, to get to Central as I walked to class each day. several good friends in my last Grounds I now have to go down It made me wonder how many year here at this University, and the steps on Bonnycastle, past other little things I had missed it has only enhanced my experithe tennis courts and cross the with the people I know at school ence and added to the wonderful street from the Dell to the stairs or even the people that I don’t. Is memories I have of this place. someone out there who’s been in Be open to new experiences leading up to Newcomb.

Each time I pass, I notice the two an uncomfortable situation that and friendships, and you will be little ducks swimming around in I could have potentially helped as content as those three little the Dell. They do everything avoid? Probably. If anything, ducks could have been. together: they swim together, eat seeing these ducks has prompted together and sleep together. I’m me to be keenly aware of what is Priya Vithani is a fourth-year not sure when I noticed the new going on around me. trustee.

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“Change the drinking age back to 18 or don’t enforce it here in college towns. You are never going to stop college kids from drinking, you are only going to put them at more risk by making them take their drinking further off grounds, which encourages drunk driving. The system at UVA (before operation Charlottesvile) was fine.”

“JAKE,” responding to Charlotte Halbert’s April 8 article, “ABC launches Operation Charlottesville.”

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Life requires innovative thinking — but setting creativity as an academic requirement saps the spirit from imaginative pursuits

ecently, several American manner. Because of the variuniversities have started to ous ways creativity can be revamp their degree pro- expressed, teaching students grams by incorporating creativ- precisely how to do so is highly ity into the curriculum in order complex.

Seeking to help students apply to encourage innovation and clever thinking in real-world creative skills to their learning is a necessary scenarios.

WALTER KEADY goal — whether Schools such as VIEWPOINT WRITER you’re making Oklahoma State a product to sell University have implemented initiatives such or designing public policy, origas “creativity challenge[s]” to inal thinking is fundamental to their campuses. The idea behind careers and to life. But creativthese new creativity programs ity is not something that can be is that students need to think taught easily when it is regiabout new approaches and mented into the curriculum as original methods of problem- an academic requirement. solving in their courses. The Students often view requireidea being that the more cre- ment courses as obstacles to atively a person can think, the overcome rather than oppormore beneficial he will be to tunities for introspection. A his field of study. These new course on creativity, or a course innovation-driven curriculums that is explicitly designed to are useful in theory, but teach- teach students how to be creing students to apply creative ative in their work, should fall thinking to their studies via into the latter category. But additional classes is immensely how can universities mandate hard. teaching creativity without One of the main reasons for sacrificing the liberating attithis difficulty is that creativity tude that should accompany encompasses many different courses that allow the imaginathings. A set definition, aside tion to flourish? from thinking in an original The most comprehensive soluway, is hard to come by. From tion is an overhaul of course photography to poetry writ- instruction. If innovative and ing, there are countless ways original reasoning were surof thinking in an inventive gically implemented by all

instructors to their courses, myself.” It angers others: “why creativity could be taught on are you making me take this a holistic level, and in a way worthless, do-nothing class?” that would be highly appli- The second quote says much cable to the subject matter. about the nature of creativity For instance, an introductory in that its hard to define, eluenvironmental sciences class sive character often provokes could discuss innovative meth- frustration, particularly when ods of data-taking or ecosystem forced.

Teaching creative habits in monitoring, thus encouraging creative thinking that simulta- colleges must be done disneously requires ample knowl- creetly, by forcing students edge of course material as well. to work with subject matter and concepts Univer“Seeking to help students in clever, sity of Kentucky apply creative skills to their n e w w a y s . strategy faculty learning is a necessary goal This prevents crehave come — whether you’re making a ativity from up with a somewhat product to sell or designing being taught similar a distinct public policy, orginial think- as approach, concept or in that “fac- ing is fundamental to careers separate skill that students ulty memand to life.” can simply bers must dismiss as an arrive at their own definition of cre- area in which they are weak. ativity and build their courses Instead of making creative around it.” Even though the thinking something that lasts Kentucky creativity program for a semester, in a specific applies creative thinking to a class, universities should strive wide range of fields — from to implement it into curricula landscaping to geography — in such a way that it is mandathe university still designates tory and learned by practice, creativity as a requirement. rather than by discussion.

This method of teaching satisThe main problem with teachfies some students: “this is the ing creativity in universities, only [class] that asks me about however, is that the concept of

creativity itself is very hard to grasp. John Cleese, when asked where he got his ideas, replied “I get them from a Mr. Ken… who sends them to me every morning on a postcard. I once asked Ken where he got his ideas from and he gets them from a lady called Mildred…he once asked Mildred where she got her ideas and she refused to say. The point is, we don’t know where we get our ideas.”

All people have a capacity for creativity, but some are more apt at expressing it. Perhaps cultivating creative thinking and reasoning in youth would lead to more innovative thinking and problem-solving in students and less confusion about how to generate or enhance this thinking at the university level. Until educators carry out this type of cultivation before college, however, students will continue to need creative instruction in higher education, in order to be successful.

The ideas behind this instruction are benevolent, but unless they can be administered in a way that is requirement-free, they will fall very short of their goals.

Walter Keady is a Viewpoint writer for The Cavalier Daily.

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To combat gender violence, students must actively look out for other community members

s last semester wound to to University students’ sense of a close, University stu- trust and safety. From an assault dents woke one Saturday occurring in the heart of Central to find seven black banners Grounds to an attempted abduchanging promition of a stunently around dent by a dining GEORGE KNAYSI Grounds. “No hall employee, VIEWPOINT WRITER man is an island, students have Entire of itself,” greater reason they began, summoning the than ever to feel insecure in famous words of the poet John their community. If we are to Donne. The Seven Society hung fight the unease generated from the banners in light of a series of these incidents, then students tragic events during the fall 2012 must be the ones to act, not just semester, including the death of the administration. As Univera student, several sexual assaults sity President Teresa Sullivan and an alleged hate crime. The noted in a recent email to stuwords invoke the principles of dents: “Living in a community our honor-inspired, student- of trust involves values and maintained “community of principles that extend beyond trust.” the refusal to lie, cheat, or steal.”

The message consoles but Yet University authorities have also offers a challenge: how done much to respond to the c a n w e b a n d t o g e t h e r t o recent incidents. New response decrease gender violence and mechanisms and procedures re-strengthen our community have been put in place, and as of trust? I believe the answer Gina Maisto Smith, an attorney lies in educating and engaging and expert in higher-education students to refuse to idly stand sexual-misconduct policy, has by when possible wrongdoing noted, the University has “great occurs. [sexual misconduct] policies, The events of last semester and an excellent investigative represent a particular challenge model.” While such structures

are critical in addressing and with the right education. processing gender-violence Scholarship on gender viocases, they do little in terms of lence tells us that bystanders prevention. They fail to draw often feel uncomfortable or on the University’s biggest unsure of what is appropriate resource — its students. when witnessing a potential Like many colleges, the Uni- crime, but that they become versity has a history of treating much more likely to act if they gender violence as a two-party have schemas (social rules of issue between the offender and thumb) for intervening. While it has become the victim. ocially Educational “Though bystanders often sacceptable to programs play no role in how gender ask someone reflect this at a party approach. violence scenarios occur, they feel Such prothey can become essential if sick or need grams often crime-reducing elements a ride home, focus on self-defense, with the right education.” n o e q u i v a instructing lent exists students to for potensay “no” to tial sexual unwanted advances, and teach- assaults. For example, if you ing students to be cautious with saw a man guide a visibly drunk alcohol consumption. While it is girl to the upstairs of a fratercritical we address these topics, nity house, how do you know there is most often a third party if you are looking at a potential present in gender violence hook up or a potential sexual cases: the bystander. Though assault? bystanders often play no role in “The line is almost always how gender-violence scenarios unclear,” said Dorothy Edwards, occur, they can become essen- an expert in prevention of tial crime-reducing elements gender violence. “As bystand-

ers we need to collect more information, we need to get more comfortable just going ‘hey, what’s up.’” Instead of merely increasing the number of programs that address the potential offender and victim, the University should teach students to be resist being bystanders, which could be as simple as saying “Hey, could I talk to you for a minute?” and taking the person aside to gauge the situation. When such actions become a normal part of our party culture, we will have a safer environment.

The idea of the active bystander is consistent with the principles of a community of trust. The events of last semester cannot destroy these deeply ingrained values, but they offer a challenge to strengthen and renew them. Returning to the words of John Donne, we must lean on each other for help when faced with new challenges to the community.

George Knaysi is a Viewpoint writer for The Cavalier Daily.

A dissembling deluge of numbers

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The Cavalier Daily must consider the way it reports statistics in its news stories

hat if I offered you advantage of that by tweaking the choice between a their numbers’ representation. wage with an annual Using a percentage rather than 50 percent raise and a wage a gross number can decrease the psychologiwith a 25 percent one? Which would ASHLEY STEVENSON cal effect of an you like? The first? increase in price.

PUBLIC EDITOR Great, me too.

Rates can differ, But wait. Too bad I “forgot” skewing perception of change to tell you they assume differ- based on a rate per month, ent bases. The 50 percent raise per year, per decade. Statistics affects an original wage of $20. lovers see a feast of numbers; The 25 percent raise affects they simply pick the one that a base of $40. In both cases, best fits their taste and, if they you will receive a raise of 10 are skillful, their audience will extra dollars. Would you like to bite.

But if numbers were objecchange your choice?

Yes, this is an exaggerated tive fact, controversy wouldn’t example. But it has a point: be nearly as prevalent. Politinumbers can be manipulated. cians manipulate numbers all In few places is this more the time to forward their party important than in the media. lines. So, naturally, newspapers Statistics in news generally fall into the same trap. This evoke two responses: fear is not to say newspapers purand comfort. In the first case, posely try to mislead; ideally, fear results from feeling over- they seek the most objective picwhelmed with knowledge we ture possible. But newspapers need to digest, because num- use sources, and sources often bers, math and statistics don’t have agendas. So, it becomes the lie. In the second case, numbers reporter’s job to sift through the comfort the reader into trust, deluge of dissembling numbers because numbers, math and and represent them as objecstatistics don’t lie. Right? tively and fairly as possible.

Wrong.

The Cavalier Daily’s articles Numbers are great weapons, this week offer some edifying made to dissemble. Most of us examples. are taught to believe them, and On April 4, an article “New good businessmen can take amendment blocks abortion

health coverage” reports the state to pass such an amendapproval of a bill denying Vir- ment since the Affordable Care ginia insurance companies cer- Act. This one has particular tain rights regarding abortion value. An opinionated quote coverage. Yet, the article leaves included in the article cites this out crucial numbers, statistics bill as the “first time” the governwith a voice. Let’s examine three ment has set such a “dangerous” examples. precedent; The first a simple “Numbers are great example is number like weapons made to that of facthis helps dissemble.” to quietly tual numbers. maintain the The vote itself objectivity of was 20-19 in the Virginia Senate and 55-37 the story and restructure Virin the House. Rather shock- ginia’s actions relative to the ingly, nowhere does the article nation at large. A similar option report the actual vote. When it involves comparison to any comes to representing approval, other state measures.

Such statistics help to contexa Senate vote that close says a lot; without it, the approval tualize an issue that, by virtue of might as well be unanimous. its nature, arouses suspicion of Choosing to omit the number political bias. may be an oversight, but it can Another April 4 article, “Board skew psychological impact of the considers tuition, fees hike” approval to appear more ubiqui- includes a laudable quantity of numbers with clear insight. tous than it was.

The second example is that Here, too, though, are areas for of interesting numbers. Two improvement. One paragraph Democratic Senators joined compares projected tuition 18 Republicans in voting for increases, claiming, “These McDonnell’s bill; one Republican increases are low in comparison joined 18 Democrats in voting to previous years.” This incluagainst it. The crossover in party sion is valuable, but also fails to votes offers a different angle for mention next year’s increases readers to consider. are in line with a trend started Lastly, there are comparative for 2012-2013, which saw a numbers. Virginia is the 21 st 3.7 percent increase in in-state

tuition. The article understandably hopes to offer an optimistic outlook; yet, highlighting last year’s change offers a better picture of sustainable currents in University funding.

Audience demographics also affect what numbers will prove most useful in a story. For prices paid, it may be valuable to a university reader base to include gross amounts alongside these percentages. Not every reader wants to do math; knowing what the 2.9 percent increase for next year actually converts to makes the news more digestible for the tuition-paying reader.

Like all weapons, numbers must be used carefully. When simple manipulation can lead to accusations of media bias, the onus falls on the reporter to ensure their readers are receiving the most objective story possible. A cocktail of descriptive reporting, accented with thoughtful statistics, does more than either a list of numbers or a worded story can alone.

Ashley Stevenson is The Cavalier Daily’s public editor.

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APRIL AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH KICKS OFF Local chapter joins national organization’s campaign; students on autism spectrum consider initiative’s downsides

By ANNIE COHEN | CAVALIER DAILY SENIOR WRITER April brings warm spring weather, looming finals, Foxfield and lots of tabling. Lesser known is that April is also National Autism Awareness Month, which raises awareness about the disorder which affects an estimated 2 million Americans. As a part of a national initiative, the University’s chapter of Autism Speaks U plans to use this month to raise awareness about the cause around Grounds.

Autism Speaks U is a national collegiate organization under the larger umbrella of Autism Speaks, the world’s largest advocacy and research group for autism spectrum disorders.

“Our main goals are to raise awareness [about autism] in the Charlottesville community and to fundraise for the national organization,” said third-year College student Allison Ratliff, president of the University’s chapter.

The University chapter, founded in the spring of 2011, started off the month with a display of blue flags by the South Lawn. There are 88 blue flags and one white flag,

intended to represent the one in 88 newborns that are affected by autism.

The group also painted and strung blue lights across Beta Bridge as a part of the Light It Up Blue campaign, a national campaign to get famous landmarks to display some form of blue coloring on April 2, World Autism Awareness Day. Blue is the unofficial color designated to promote autism awareness and is often seen in ribbons alongside the symbolic puzzle piece. “[Throughout the project], we did a lot of awareness activities and made our presence [known] on Grounds,” Ratliff said. “This is something we’ve been striving to do since we’re so new.”

A l t h o u g h A u t i s m Aw a r e n e s s Month is a nationally recognized movement, it is not always an accepted and celebrated campaign.

Many who are on the autism spectrum themselves, such as secondyear Arts & Sciences Graduate student Jeremy Moody, feel awareness groups like Autism Speaks only serve to marginalize people on the

autism spectrum.

“Autism Speaks presents autism as a health crisis, as something to be afraid of [and cured],” Moody said. “I am a college graduate. I am working towards a masters degree. I am an example of how autism is not always a bad thing. I think I can contribute a lot because of my autism.”

Instead, Moody promotes an alternative path for those wishing to advocate for autism.

“For us in the autism community, the advocates, we push more for acceptance,” Moody said. “Awareness doesn’t always mean acceptance.”

Autism Speaks U’s participation in Autism Awareness Month will culminate in a benefit concert on April 20 in conjunction with the Asian Student Union. The concert will feature YouTube artists Jeremy Passion, Melissa Polinar and Jesse Barrera. The event will also include an Autism Speaks U presentation before the show, and the group plans to sell wristbands to raise money and awareness throughout the night.

Autism Speaks U sets up a Lawn display to represent the number of Americans affectd by autism. Last year, Autism Speaks held the number at 1 in 88.

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here are generally three schools of reaction after I introduce myself to people as “EP.” Proponents of the first, and most populated, school stare at me blankly for a few seconds, then, puzzled, ask, “EP? Well, what does the P stand for?” Thanks to this group of people, my middle name has evolved over time from Patricia to Pizza, soaring to Pterodactyl

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ELIZABETH STONEHILL and landing at Penelope. My middle name does not actually start with a “P,” though, so this school of thought has forced me to tell the story about my name about a gazillion times.

The second, and more accepting, school of thought rolls with the “EP” punch, never questioning its origin. I appreciate this, though their acceptance inevitably leads to a joke about an alien with an affinity for Reese’s Pieces.

“So, uh, when you call your parents do you tell Siri, ‘EP phone home?’” the most clever of these people ask. No. No, as a human with a sliver of selfrespect, I do not.

Then there is my favorite faction, albeit the smallest. These people do not skip a beat upon hearing my name; rather, they simply say, “EP Stonehill. Wow. That’s authorial. Like, you should write an epic novel.”

E.B. White. E.E. Cummings. E.L. James, the list goes on.

I usually shrug the comment off, perhaps muttering I do indeed write a biweekly column and take great pride in my Facebook picture captions.

Recently, though, I have been seriously entertaining the possibility of attempting to write a novel — especially after I realized “seriously entertaining” may be an oxymoron. How literary of me!

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y college career is going to come down to 100 words. Or so it seems.

I say this because, two weeks ago, I received an email from the Media Studies department asking me to confirm I wanted to walk in their graduation ceremony and if I did — which I do — to submit a 100-word biography to be read at graduation.

Although this request would send any unemployed almostgrad into a rush of panic, I couldn’t help but note the added level of irony — I received the email while working my last shift at the only paid media job I’ve ever had.

As I was driving home, I thought about what I wanted the people in Nau Auditorium on May 19 to remember about my college experience. Well, if I’m being honest, that’s the second thing I thought. The first thing I thought was it would’ve been so much more appropriate for the Media Studies department to have us write 140 characters about ourselves.

But I digress.

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learn from 100 words that I back. The stop at Mincer’s for was first photographed wear- some swag didn’t hurt either.

You won’t learn the first time ing U.Va. clothing when I was less than a month old. Nor will I discovered the Media Studies you learn that, to my father’s department was the summer dismay, I spent the rest of my before my first year, when I was nervously researching youth in Carolina blue. college in an You won’t learn Urban Legends attempt to quell my Dad gave me a late-night anxiU.Va. sweatshirt for ety. Even though Christmas my freshI now realize man year of high it’s the perfect school, and that I major for me, at almost never wore the time I was it because I thought overwhelmed there was only one by the number school for me. He of times “selectold me I could go tive” and “small anywhere, but I had major” were to visit Grounds and KATIE URBAN used on the take a tour anyway.

So on a gray, cold day in Janu- department's website. At the ary during my junior year of time I also thought I wanted to high school, we drove down go to the Comm School.

You won’t learn that second Route 29 South — a route I now know like the back of my hand semester of my first year I took — with my two best friends in Introduction to Digital Media, and I realized I loved it more tow.

Even though all the odds than any of my Commerce were stacked against Mr. Jeffer- prerequisites. And you won’t son’s University, after an infor- learn as soon as I realized that, mation session in the Dome I started religiously sitting in Room of the Rotunda and lunch the front row of the 200-person on the Corner, I never looked lecture hall with the hope the

professor would recognize my face , a desperate attempt to rack up brownie points for when I applied to the major the following spring. You won’t learn I wrote my Media Studies application essay on celebrity autobiographies and how they are increasingly becoming didactic texts we look to for societal guidance. And you definitely won’t learn the number of hours I spent stressing out about that essay.

You won’t learn I found out I was accepted to the Media Studies major while sitting in the basement of Newcomb, designing the 2011 April Fools issue of The Cavalier Daily. I still have that email starred in my Gmail. I didn’t even tell the two graphics editors sitting next to me I was accepted.

I felt like I didn’t know them well enough, even though we had gone to a no-pants party together the weekend before.

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n the fourth floor of A l d e r m a n L i b r a r y, seated at a very old table on a chair with less-thanfunctional wheels, I peer out of a foot-wide window looking down onto Nameless Field, and I watch the sun finally fall into a slumber after a beautiful weekend-long performance. The window provides a small view into the outside world for those sitting at this particular desk, missing out on the afternoon weather.

We are conditioned to think banter about the weather is banal — a staple of everyday conversation. We use weather-talk to avoid sharing uncomfortable silence with a classmate, or an elevatormate, or the mailman. Talking about the clouds transcends your occupation, age or gender. But I want to talk about it in a way that doesn’t make my readers yawn, or lose interest in my words.

A book I was reading today had the following quote: “It’s incredible that a sentence is ever understood. Mere sounds strung together by some agent

attempting to mean some sprawl out on a patchwork thing, but the meaning need blanket on the greenest patch not and does not confine of grass that can be seen. To itself to that intention. Those hide drunk eyes behind sunsounds, strung as they are in glasses and stumble laughing their peculiar and particular into The Virginian for a warm order, never change, but do sandwich, to fall into a deep slumber in a soft, warm bed nothing but change.”

If there is ever one topic shortly after the sun’s gone whose meanings Breaking Barriers away as a form of refusal — refusal and intention, in to accept the day’s Percival Everett’s ending. terms, vary so, it’s The passion that of weather. for the outdoors, When we say to which is buried a stranger, “The away in the winter weather is so months, comes out beautiful!” there for springtime. As is so much more the days warm, we packed into the long to escape the statement than indoors where we the simple definiare confined to a tion of those four words. The inten- VALERIE CLEMENS particular sphere, tion is to break the silence, to realm, desk or cubicle. On find a common ground. But Fridays in April, when everythe meaning — the meaning one is welcome outdoors and is so much more, and evokes on porches and yards, we run a feeling different for each into friends on similar highs and fall into warm, skin-onperson.

The meaning is the desire skin embraces with them — to to abandon all obligations — the extent our summer attire to round up friends, buy a allows.

The incessant music coming six-pack of bottlenecks and

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from every open Lawn door and every Corner bar patio dances about in my ears, providing them their own sensory pleasure to accompany t h e n a t u ra l w a r m t h f r o m the sun enveloping my arms and shoulders. The songs of summer allow us to escape from the trivialities of everyday life and join humanity in the fight for happiness — or just summer.

Mine is an exhaustive and specific interpretation of the phrase, but yours is probably different. No matter what the sun brings out in you, don’t allow yourself to take the phrase “it’s so nice out” for any less than it’s worth. It may be “mere sounds strung together,” whose melody is most often played in meaningless conversations, but it is nevertheless a tune that should not be taken for granted — because it means so much more.

Valerie’s column runs biweekly Tuesdays. She can be reached at v.clemens@cavalierdaily. com.

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Stonehill | Fourth-year considers post-grad writing career Continued from page A8 We’re constantly told to “do what you love” — from sage professors and virtual TEDTalk presenters to parents and orientation leaders.

Oh, wow, how insightful. Do what you love! To think, if only I had known this one tidbit of advice — oh, the places I would go! Sarcasm aside, this notion does, of course, make sense. Figure out what you love doing, and find a career that fits. For me, that’s writing. I enjoy adding humorous jokes — well, at least I chuckle — to emails instead of emoticons.

As an English major, writing

papers has been both the bane and pride of my existence. My diary, albeit dusty at this point, sits only an arm’s length away on my shelf. From the minutia of to-do lists to my self-serving attempts at figuring out the best way to humbly brag in family holiday cards, I love writing.

I’ve always assumed, then, my career should involve writing. But what if my career was writing? Why have I never, before this point, really thought about being a writer? For the next two years at least, I’ll be an English teacher with Teach for America. After that, I want to pursue a career in educational policy, where writing will cer-

tainly factor into my job.

It seems I’ve found a way to bundle my passion with a profession. But why can’t my passion be my profession?

For one, there’s that persnickety little website called “Thought Catalog,” which nearly monopolizes the market for writers whose main points seem to be “I’m in my 20s and thinking deeply about life.”

If that’s not my realm, I don’t know what is.

It should follow, then, that I consider writing for “Thought Catalog.” In reality, though, I’d rather write menial copy for the Watching Paint Dry Gazette than sell my soul to the every-

thing-is-about-me-and-my-sexlife devil. Some of Thought Catolog's content is poignant, but on the whole it's not for me.

What about a blog, then?

I could think of a witty title, pontificate about my day-to-day existence and magically accrue a 2-million-person readership through the power of puns alone!

Yeah, and construction on Grounds will end tomorrow.

The fact of the matter is everyone and his decently literate mother wants to write a blog now. The landscape is entirely too saturated for me to make an impact. I need to take a step back. Here I am, going through

possibilities of a writing career — but what if I’m just not good enough, or don’t have anything worthwhile to say?

When it comes down to it, I’m just another Thought Cataloging twenty-something trying to navigate the big bad world. My parents and friends will always encourage some sort of writing career, but I also have to calculate the difference between selling myself too short and overstating my value.

Sure, I’m a writer with a voice. But aren’t we all?

E.P.’s column runs biweekly Tuesdays. She can be reached at e.stonehill@cavalierdaily.com.

Urban | Condensing college experiences down to 100 words Continued from page A8 ons, but used to go there to read magazines between classes. You won’t learn Pavilion II is my favorite pavilion on the Lawn.

You won’t learn about my first college beer, or that I’ve only missed three Survivor Hours at

the Biltmore this year — though maybe I should’ve considered including that fact. You won’t learn I always order a Free Bird at Littlejohn’s or that I play Mellow Mushroom trivia every Wednesday and that I've won.

Twice.

Instead, if you’re in Nau Audi-

torium that day in May, you’ll learn 35 of my peers and I were lucky and smart enough to have chosen a major that wants to make graduation a personal experience. You’ll learn the summary of my internship and extracurricular experiences — though don’t worry, it’ll proba-

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And you’ll definitely learn how much I love college and how it pains me to leave the majesty of the colonnades and purple shadows of the Lawn.

I hope the people in Nau Auditorium realize you can’t learn

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from 100 words about all the little things which, when combined, made my college experience the chain of glory days it was — or at least that it seems.

Katie’s column runs biweekly Tuesdays. She can be reached at k.urban@cavalierdaily.com.

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